Gigs

Sat 11 Apr 2026 | In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support | Popular 17-piece
big band, featuring guest singer Sarah Jane Eveleigh, playing an
entertaining mix of high-energy swing, jazz, and standards | Carnation Hall,
Winkfield Row, Bracknell RG42 7PA | Doors 7pm | Music 7.30pm to 10pm |
Seating around tables, bring your own food & drink | Raffle and free prize
draw | Tickets £15 (only a handful remaining) reserve in advance via
davidbennett470@gmail.com or 07739-314261 or www.thesupertonics.co.uk

Kevin Armstrong’s Hummus Crisis feating Imogen Ryall | Goring

Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Kevin Armstrong’s Hummus Crisis feating Imogen Ryall, with Martin Pickett on piano, Ben Twyford on drums and Howard King on bass | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.

Bracknell Jazz Presents GEOFF SIMKINS alto sax & MALCOLM EARLE-SMITH trombone with the Bracknell Lions Trio

Fri 10 Apr 2026 | Bracknell Lions Trio: Simon Cook piano, Rudy Cook bass, Ted Hayes drums | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50. Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 7 Apr 2026 | Equinox Quintet with Annie Parker | Annie Parker flutes, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)

The Paul Sykes Big Band | Frimley Green

In concert – performing an exciting blend of high octane Big Band swing and jazz in relaxed and informal surroundings.

Cafe Zazous: Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet | Reading

Jazz at The Six Bells: Judy Vaughan with the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Beenham

Wed 1 Apr 2026 | Judy Vaughan with the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Gareth Chelley saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass. Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 – 10pm | Half price entry just £6 | Book places by email or call ‭ 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.

Judy is a vivacious vocal talent with the ability to light up a stage. She flows with jazz and blues, her musical inspiration, experience and performance style coming from a wide range of genres like jazz, soul, gospel and operetta.

Crowmarsh Jazz | Alex Clarke Quartet

Sat 28 Mar 2026 | Alex Clarke Quartet | Crowmarsh Village Hall, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, OX10 8ED | £18 standard ticket price: https://crowjazz.co.uk/buy-tickets. Tickets are reduced to £5 for anyone living or working in adult social care and anyone in receipt of benefits from DWP – please get in touch for details: email (fleur@fleurstevensonjazz.co.uk) or phone (07795974223).

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | P’Jam

Photo by Steve Foster – @jazzshot on Instagram

Fronted by exuberant flautist Annie Parker, P’Jam is a joyful quartet of musicians who simply enjoy playing jazz together in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. They’ve been described as “usually found dodging the Jazz Police”. Expect an evening of great music in good company!

Jazz at Progress | Small Blue

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Alex Clarke

An evening celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Guildford Jazz, with a rare all-female quintet featuring saxophonist Alex Clarke, finalist at the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020 and winner of the Rising Star category in the 2019 British Jazz Awards. With Andrea Vicari on piano, Sophie Alloway on drums, Marianne Windham on bass and Emily Windham on vocals.

Jazz @ The Retreat | Reading

Alex Clarke Quartet | Marlow

OK – not totally jazz, but….

… Gershwin’s An American in Paris is definitely “jazz-influenced” and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story has plenty of jazz, Latin and blues elements.

Will McCrea Trio | Reading

Guildford Jazz at Cranleigh Arts Centre | Jazz Samba

The Jazz Samba quintet takes its name and inspiration from Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd’s 1962 ground-breaking and chart-topping bossa nova album. Led by tenor saxophonist Mark Crooks and award-winning guitarist Nigel Price, this is a joyful celebration of the blending of Brazilian rhythms, jazz sensibility and the majestic compositions of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Donato and Sergio Mendes.

Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage: Judy Vaughan & the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Reading

Thurs 19 Mar 2026 | Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage: Judy Vaughan & the Gareth Chelley Quartet | Judy Vaughan vocals, Gareth Chelley saxes, Phil Craddock piano, Barrie Griffin bass. Jim Wade drums | Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW | Music from 8pm | Free entry, donations welcomed. Every fourth Thursday: next date 16 April

Live music. Free entry. Excellent food and drink. And a lot more space than the late-lamented Global Cafe. Who could ask for more? Parking at The Fisherman’s Cottage, on surrounding streets or take an easy stroll along the Kennet from the Queen’s Road car park – park for just £3.60 for the evening. More parking information here

Mothers Day Sax Night | The Broad Street Tavern, Wokingham

Debby Bracknell & Stuart Henderson | Goring

Anna’s Hummingbird Jazz (New night) | Farnham

Sat 7 Mar 2026 | Anna’s Hummingbird Jazz (New night) | A captivating night of music with warm, lyrical French, Spanish and English Jazz vocals from Anna Stewart; virtuoso electric accordion playing from Ukranian Volodymyr Vasylenko; and superb drumming and percussion from Martin Pyne | Birdies Coffee House and Bar, Folly Hill, Farnham, GU9 0AU | Doors at 6.30pm, music from 7.30pm to 10.30pm | Tickets £15 | Freshly made stone baked pizza available, with bar open throughout. | Further information and tickets

Bracknell Jazz Presents the MARK CROOKS TRIO plays Jimmy Giuffre

Fri 6 Mar 2026 | Mark Crooks reeds, Colin Oxley guitar, Simon Reed bass | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA | Music 19:30-21:50 | Tickets; £19.00. Under 18 £8.50 Concessions for disabled and carer. 01344 484123

Guildford Jazz at The University of Surrey | Alan Barnes’ ‘Copperfield’

This Dickensian Jazz Suite presents characters and scenes from Dickens’ favourite novel ‘David Copperfield’. After each sketch, presented with Alan Barnes’ charismatic and engaging humour, eight virtuoso musicians will bring the characters and scenes vividly to life. One of the UK’s greatest jazz musicians, Alan’s two previous jazz suites played to packed houses in the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Hugh Turner’s New Funk Five featuring Ollie Weston | Oxford

Electrifying guitarist leads his quintet through jazz ,funk and fusion originals and covers.
New year. new band, new venue, new tunes.

New venue! Jazz at The Six Bells: Sarah Jane Eveleigh | Beenham

Jazz vocalist & songwriter Sarah Jane Eveleigh was born and raised in Manchester before relocating to the south of England to study a diploma in performing arts. Drawing from a wealth of professional and personal experience, she is a passionate and gifted storyteller, widely respected for her interpretations and delivery of American Songbook standards, who brings a level of style, accuracy and class to her performances. Working alongside a host of talented musicians she continues to build a strong reputation as one of the most sought after vocalists on the circuit.

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 3 Mar 2026 | Equinox Quintet with Vic Cracknell | Vic Cracknell male vocalist, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Institute | Alex Garnett Trio

For over two decades tenor saxophonist Alex Garnett has been one of the leading saxophonists in the UK and mainland Europe, being instantly recognized by his dark, husky sound. A versatile musician, he is a long-standing member of the Ronnie Scott’s All-Stars as well as an in-demand session and studio saxophonist. With Paul Edis on piano and Marianne Windham bass.

Jazz at Oakwood | Ewen Baird & Andy Townsend

Sat 28 Feb 2026 | Ewen Baird saxes, Andy Townsend trumpet & flugelhorn, Martin Pickett piano, Steve Kershaw double bass, Mike Goff drums | Alan Cornish Theatre at The Oakwood Centre Headley Rd, Woodley RG5 4JZ | Doors 7pm Band 7:45pm | Early Bird £15:50 / £17:50 full price – from here.

Fusion 6 | Reading

Sat 28 Feb 2026 | Fusion 6 | Andy Kennedy – saxes, EWI and flute; Tony Imbierski – keyboards; Paul Wallace – bass; Tony McKenna – drums; Alison Rolls – vocals | The Retreat, 8 St John’s St, Reading RG1 4EH | 6 – 8:30 -10:45pm |Free entry/donations welcome 18+

Dinner Jazz at The Angel | Peter Bingham Quartet

Peter Bingham started playing clarinet in his pre-teen years and later converted to saxophone at the age of 15 in order to play in his uncle’s dance band. He ran that band after his uncle retired and also played in an organ trio. He began playing modern jazz at a jazz workshop at the West End Centre in the late 1970s. Peter’s current band Equinox, formed in 2000, has a ‘first Tuesday of the month’ residency at The Four Horseshoes, Sherfield on Loddon.

Anna Stewart & Nicolas Meier Jazz Duo | Reading

Fri 27 Feb | Anna Stewart vocals and Nicolas Meier guitar | An enticing and upbeat mix of French, Spanish and English jazz and chansons françaises at this lovely independent crêperie; full menu available | Crêperie Doux Sourire, Reading Oracle, Riverside Level, Unit R19, The Oracle, RG1 2AG | Music 7- 9pm, tickets £5, booking is essential. For further information and to book, email or call 0118 229 4645

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Jo Harrop

A welcome return to the Pavilion for world-class jazz vocalist Jo Harrop. Jo has received rapturous reviews for her first four albums, including winning ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, and has graced some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including The Royal Albert Hall and The Lincoln Centre in New York.

Winter Blues and Jazz | Wallingford

Fri 20 – Sun 22 Feb 2026 | Winter Blues and Jazz | Wallingford – various locations | Details | Tickets

Now in its third year, Wallingford Winter Blues, a small locally run festival, returns with a heart-warming programme of jazz and blues from 20 – 22 February 2026. This inclusive festival brings music to every kind of venue: theatres, pubs, cafés, churches, care homes, and even beneath the Town Hall. Our aim is to unite the community through music when times are tough in the winter months, welcome visitors from further afield, and very importantly support local businesses, while ensuring fair pay for musicians along the way. Last year, the festival boosted income for local venues by 800%, and we hope to do the same in 2026. Here’s to lighting up Wallingford on an otherwise cold February weekend!

Jazz @ The Retreat | Reading

Fusion 6 | Reading

Sat 21 Feb 2026 | Fusion 6 | Andy Kennedy – saxes, EWI and flute; Tony Imbierski – keyboards; Paul Wallace – bass; Tony McKenna – drums; Alison Rolls – vocals | Reading Biscuit Factory, 1 Queens Walk, Reading RG1 7QE | 4pm – 8pm with Fusion 6 playing between 5 and 7pm | Free entry/donations welcome

DJ Dave Crocker and friends playing vinyl before, in between and after the band. Family & dog friendly with a bar and cafe. Vinyl record shop

Jazz at Progress | Ben Crosland’s All Star Band plays the Ray Davies’ Song Book

Ben Crosland

Fri 20 Feb 2026 | Ben Crosland’s All Star Band plays the Ray Davies’ Song Book | Steve Lodder keys, Theo Travis sax, Ben Crosland bass, John Etheridge guitar, Buster Birch drums | Progress Theatre, The Mount, Christchurch Road, Reading, RG1 5HL | Doors 7pm, Music 7:30pm | £20.00 (£18.00 concessions, £10 under 16) | Information and tickets

Jazz at The Fisherman’s Cottage | Tom Vincent

Every fourth Thursday: next date 19 March

Marlow Jazz Club | Steve Waterman

Jazz Essentials Workshop | Jazz Guitar – Blues

All details here

Small Blue Trio | Windsor Jazz Club

Sun 15 Feb 2026 | Jazz originals inspired by literature and film, from this trio on-the-up following their acclaimed new album ‘Furrow’. | Martin Pyne Composition/Drums/Percussion, David Beebee Piano, Marianne Windham Double Bass | Windsor Jazz Club, at The Hope, 7 Ward Royal Parade, Alma Road, Windsor SL4 3HR | Doors 7.30pm | Music 8 – 10pm | £5 – £10 (no booking fees) | For further information and tickets please visit https://windsorjazzclub.uk/

Rebecca Poole – Romancing the Song – Valentine’s Special | Henley

Valentine’s Day Jazz at The Six Bells: Jan Steele | Beenham

Sat 14 Feb 2026 | Valentine’s Day Jazz at The Six Bells | Jan Steele saxophones & flute, Phil Craddock piano, Howard King bass, Jim Wade drums | The Six Bells, The Green, Back Lane, Beenham, RG7 5NX | 8 –10pm | Entry just £6 | Book places by email or call ‭ 0118 971 3368 or pay on the door.

Mellow music for Valentine’s Day.

Mingus Music with the New Jazz Sextet | Goring

Charles Mingus

Fri 13 Feb 2026 | Mingus Music with the New Jazz Sextet featuring Ben Cummings on trumpet, Ewen Baird on tenor, Ross Law on trombone | Goring Community Jazz Club, Goring Village Hall, RG8 9AG | 7:30 doors 8pm start | Tickets from TicketSource £14, cash or card on the door | Bar by Goring & Streatley Young Musicians Trust | Parking 2 minute walk at Wheel Orchard car park.

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Cricket Pavilion | Denny Ilett’s R & BBop

Guitarist/vocalist Denny Ilett and saxophonist/singer Pete Long’ join forces in a new and exciting band, blending the Bebop of Charlie Parker with the Rhythm & Blues of T-Bone Walker and Louis Jordan to produce a treasure-trove of captivating rhythms and intoxicating melodies.

Jazz Essentials Workshop | Jazz Improvisation

All details here

Gareth Williams – solo | North Moreton

Cafe Zazous: Hot Club gypsy jazz quartet | Reading |

New venue! Jazz at The Six Bells: P’Jam | Beenham

Photo by Steve Foster – @jazzshot on Instagram

Fronted by the exuberant Annie Parker on flute and bass flute, this joyful quartet of musicians simply enjoy playing jazz together in sometimes slightly unexpected and spontaneous ways. They’ve been described as “usually found dodging the Jazz Police”. With a repertoire that spans Miles Davis to the Beatles, expect an evening of great music in good company!

Jazz at The Four Horseshoes | Sherfield-on-Loddon

Tues 3 Feb | Equinox Quintet with John Dickson | John Dickson piano, Peter Bingham tenor sax, John Clarke guitar, Derek Alford bass, and Paul Kaluza drums | Four Horseshoes pub, Sherfield-on-Loddon RG27 0EX | 8pm to 10.30pm | Four Horseshoes | No charge for admission (donations are welcomed)

Guildford Jazz at The Guildford Institute| Steve Waterman Trio

To mark the centenary of the birth of Miles Davis our featured guest is Steve Waterman, one of the UK’s top jazz trumpet players and for whom Miles was a critical influence. Steve is the winner of numerous British Jazz awards and has recorded many critically acclaimed CDs. Joining Steve will be Alex Hutton on piano and Marianne Windham on bass.

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